281 pp. profusely illustrated in captioned b/w photographs, fine art reproductions, diagrams, and old advertisements; index; photo credits. Expanding on his 1944 exhibition at the MoMA, "Are Clothes Modern?" and subsequent book of the same title, Rudofsky presents further "views on the human body and its coverings", with particular attention this time to the relationship between clothing and human sexuality.

Contents:

Foreword
The birth of clothes
Anatomy of modesty
A portfolio of monsters
The fashionable body
The decorative arts
Cut and dry goods
Dress reform and reform dress
Sartoriasis
Garments for two
Clothes and the artist [Book ID # 1906]

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